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meritoriousness

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mer·i·to·ri·ous  (mr-tôr-s, -tr-)
adj.
Deserving reward or praise; having merit.
[Middle English, from Latin meritrius, earning money, from meritus, past participle of merre, to earn; see merit.]
meri·tori·ous·ly adv.
meri·tori·ous·ness n.
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Noun1.meritoriousness - the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"
deservingness, merit
worthiness - the quality or state of having merit or value
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